Sad-iron



(No Model.)

W. A. DILLON.

SAD IRON.

No. 341,322. Patented May 4, 1886.

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WILLIAM A. DILLON, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SAD-IRON.,

J'JPBCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,322, dated May 4, 1886. Application filed May 6,1885. Serial No. 164,519. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: i

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM A. DILLON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Sad-Irons; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to the general construction of parts, whereby the handle may be readily attached to or detached from the body of the iron; and my invention consists in the simplifying of parts and in forming integrally with the body of the iron the locking-pins and the U-shaped supports, as hereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is an isometrical view. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section of the device. Fig. 3 is a top plan of the body of the iron. Fig. 4 is an invert-ed view of the handle-attaching bar.'

A represents the body of the iron, which may be of any suitable or well-known form. In casting, the recess 0 is formed in the center of the iron in the shape of an inverted T, forming the flanges 25 t. (See Fig. 2.) I cast upon the upper surface of the body of the iron four U-shaped risers or supports, a a a a, being located at each end and at the sides centrally. (See Figs. 1, 2, and 3.) Near each end I also form integrally with the body the lockingpins Z Z.

B is the common handle, and D a non-conducting covering, which is also common. To the ends of the handle I attach the supporting-plate I by means of screws 6 6. (See Fig. 2.) Said plate has horizontal arms (I (I and vertical ears 1) v, and through the hole h the dog a projects. (See Figs. 2 and 4.) Said dog is pivoted at 1' between the ears o 1:. One end of the horizontal arm S of the dog has a button, I). The opposite end of said arm engages with the spring 8. Said spring is secured under the end of the handle by ascrew, e, passing through it. (See Fig. 2.) The lower end of the dog is hooked at a. Said hooked portion engages with the .fiange t of the body of the iron when in position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The plate P is also provided with holes 9 g, which register with the pins Z Z of the body of the iron when the parts are united, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The lower or under face of the plate or attaching-bar I has a projection or head, The ends of the plate are rounded also, the arms (I (i being coincident with the supports a a a a, upon which the plate lies when the parts are united, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The object of the supports a a a a is to elevate the handle-attaching plate I over the body A to prevent it from heating. forming an airpassage, m, between the parts; (see Fig. 2,) also to cheapen the cost of fitting said plate to the body.

In casting it is difficult to get an even surface, as the iron in cooling shrinks, thus lea"- ing the upper surface uneven, which would require a large amount of filing or grinding to fit the iron to the attaching-plate; but by casting the supports a, a a a all that will be required will be to grind or surface them, which may be readily and quickly done.

The object of the flanges t 25, formed by the enlargement of the recess 0 below the surface of the body of the iron, as shown in Fig. 2, is to allow the hooked portion of the dog a to readily engage or look in any position the iron or handle may be in that is, should the body A be turned end for end from the position of Fig. 2, the dog would then engage with the flange t on the opposite side of the recess 0.

It will be observed the handle may be disengaged with the plate from the body by lifting the button b, as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 2, when the lower end of the dog willswing back, as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 2. \Vhen lifting by the handle the parts separate. a

The pins Z Z should be sufiiciently long, so that when the plate P is attached to the body, as shown in Fig. 2, the pin will press upon the spring 8, thus increasing the tension or pressure upon the horizontal arm of the dog )2, thus keeping it locked firmly.

Having described myinvention,what I claim as new, and desire Letters Patent for, is-

The combination, in a sad-iron, of the body having a central recess and provided with In testimony whereof I affix my signature in U-shaped supports and. locking-pins formed presence of two witnesses. integrally with said body, of the handle, its attaching-plate supporting pivotaily the dog WILLIAM A. DILLON. 5 n, and having holes 9 g to register with the pins Z Z, of a spring adapted to engage with Witnesses: said dog and either of the pins, substantially GEORGE WITTLE, as and for the purposes set forth. R. B. \VHEELER. 

